Tire-remover.



N0 MODEL.

PATENTBD 00T. 20,1903. H. L. DOANB. TIRE REMOVER..

APPLICATION FILED MAB. 4. 1803...

NITED STATES Patented October 20, 1903.

HENRY L. DOANE, OF RUSHTON, MICHIGAN.

TIRE-REMOVE'R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 741,891, dated October 20, 1903.

Application led March 4, 1903.

To a/ZZ whom it may concern.:

Beit known that LHENRY L. DoANE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Rushton, in the county of'Livingston and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Tire-Removers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to a novel type of mechanism for removing tires from vehiclewheels; audit consists in the peculiar and simple construction of a tire-remover and in various details of construction, as will be more fully hereinafter described, and shown in the drawings, in whichn Figure l is a Vertical section through my improved tire-remover, and Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof. Y

In construction the device comprises a vertical supportihg-frame A, consisting of the side members A and A2, the latter member being of considerably greater length than the side A', and a top or connecting member A3. The lower end of the side A2 is adapted to engage the felly of the wheel and to rest thereon in the manner hereinafter set forth. The supporting-frame is strengthened by means of diagonal braces A4,which connect the sides. D represents a threaded shaft or screw which extends loosely through an opening a in the top of the supporting-frame and projects below the side A a considerable distance. The screw is provided with a head D', in which is inserted the operating-lever D2. A collar or bearing member D3 is also formed upon or otherwise secured to the screw and is adapted to bear against the frame-top during the operation of the device. E designates a cross-head threaded upon the lower end of the screw Yand having vertical openings h formed therein upon each side of its center.

G represents a tire-engaging device in the form of a' framework detachably connected to the head E and carrying means adapted to engagethe lower edge of thetire. The frame is composed of rods c, the upper ends of which are threaded and project through the opening inthe cross-head E. Nuts dare provided for the rod ends. The lower portions of the rods are connected bya cross member or foot Serial No. 146,181. (No model.)

H,adapted to bear against the lower edge of the whee1tire I.

J designates a guide inthe form of a U- shaped bar for holding the tire-engaging frame in proper position. Parallel members e of the guide extend through the side A2 of i The tire-remover is applied to the wheel inV the manner indicated inFig. l, the wheel being secured upon a suitableA support J and held in place byv the clamp J2. The lug or side member A2 of the supporting-frame rests upon the wheel-telly, while the foot H engages the lower edge of the tire:l By operating the screw through the agency of its lever a vertical movement of the foot is effected relative to the supporting-frame and the tire thus detached. The device isadapted to be moved along the wheel to diiferent portions of its rim during the removing of the tire and is held in a vertical position on the wheelA by a chain K, the chain ends being attached to the clamp J 2 and a hook g on the supporting-frame. By using a chain in the manner set forth means are provided for maintaining the tire-remover in a vertical position upon wheels of different diameters.

From the description of the invention it will be obvious that the tire-remover is of simple construction and the parts are so assembled as to be readily detached when desired, so that the device will occupy a minimum amount of space for storage or transportation.

What I claim as my invention isl. In a tire-remover, the combination with a vertical supporting-frame having a side member shaped at its lower end to engage the wheel-telly, of a screw extending-loosely through the frame-top and carrying a bear ing member engaging said top, a head threaded upon the lower end of the screw and detachable therefrom, a tire-engaging device carried by the head and projecting below and in operative relation to the frame, anda lever for operating the screw.

2. In a tire-remover, the combination with a vertical supporting-frame having one of its sides shaped to engage and rest upon the wheelfelly, of a screw extending loosely IOO through an opening in the frame-top, and carrying a bearing member engaging said top, a head threaded upon the lower end of the screw, a tre-engagingdeviee detachably eonnected to the head, a guide upon the supporting-frame for the tire-engaging device, and a lever for operating the screw.

In testimony whereof I afx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY L. DOANE, AWitnesses:

J. H. JAooBUs, WILLIAM DAVIS. 

